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Trap set in earnest, leave it out (7)

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ensnare

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(Other definitions for ensnare that I've seen before include "Ecstatic expression of feeling" , "Capture, trap" , "Ambush" , "Catch as if in a trap or net" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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